Social Identities and Multiple Selves in Foreign Language Education

Social Identities and Multiple Selves in Foreign Language Education
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Publisher : A&C Black
Total Pages : 263
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ISBN-10 : 9781441160645
ISBN-13 : 1441160647
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Book Synopsis Social Identities and Multiple Selves in Foreign Language Education by : Damian J. Rivers

Download or read book Social Identities and Multiple Selves in Foreign Language Education written by Damian J. Rivers and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2013-07-18 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Within foreign language education contexts across the globe, inadequate attention has been paid to documenting the dynamics of identity development, negotiation and management. This book looks at these dynamics in specific relation to otherness, in addition to attitudinal and behavioural overtones created through use of the term 'foreign' (despite its position as an integral marker in language acquisition discourse). This book argues that individual identities are multidimensional constructs that gravitate around a hub of intricate social networks of multimodal intergroup interaction. The chapters pursue a collective desire to move the notion of identity away from theoretical abstraction and toward the lived experiences of foreign language teachers and students. While the identities entangled with these interactions owe a significant measure of their existence to the immediate social context, they can also be actively developed by their holders. The collection of chapters within this book demonstrate how foreign language education environments (traditional and non-traditional) are ideal locations for the development of a sophisticated repertoire of discursive strategies used in the formulation, navigation, expression and management of social identities and multiple selves.


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